This year is indeed a bumper year for Bingzhou, the use of manure in Hedong is already very mature, and this year's grain production in Hedong alone is enough to feed the entire Bingzhou.

Taiyuan County started a little late, but can be self-sufficient, Yanmen population is not much, plus the benefits of trade, overall, the first two years, when all the states in the world are caught in disputes, and the state can live in peace, and even have the meaning of prosperity, the people have surplus food, there is no war on the border, for the current troubled times, it may be said that the promised land may have passed, but living in today's state is definitely more reassuring than in most places.

You can still look forward to next year, but the potential of the state will almost be tapped by next year, if you can't wait for the right time next year, then Chen Mo can only watch others continue to expand their power.

After all, the potential of Bingzhou itself is limited, if Chen Mo wants not to fall behind, he must have a piece of land that is enough to feed more people to operate, and no matter how well the development of Bingzhou is, it is not as good as a rich land.

"Husband, it's snowing." The New Year is approaching, at this time most people are shrinking at home to avoid the cold, now Chen Mo's family is wealthy, and there are more ways to heat up, there are charcoal basins in the house, but the air is really bad, and Cai Yan is pregnant, so he opened the window and saw snow outside.

"The snow is good, and the people's harvest will definitely be better next year." Chen Mo glanced at the snowflakes outside the window, this kind of heavy snow is difficult to see in the Jianghuai area, and then sighed again: "I just don't know how many people will freeze to death this winter?" ”

Why are there so few people? In addition to the frequent invasion of the Hu people to the south, the biggest reason is that the winter is too cold, even if they wear ten more layers of clothing, they can't stop it, they can still burn charcoal pots here, but how should ordinary people live? Chen Mo was born in the micro end since he was a child, and he can better understand the suffering of the people, this day is cold, and many people are frozen to death like this.

"The husband can always pity the suffering of the people." Cai Yan is a little angry, saying this at this time, it is inevitably a little too beautiful, but she is also a little admired, she has seen many scholars, but like Chen Mo, who can always keep the people in his heart, I am afraid that Chen Mo is the only one.

"I don't know what Madame wants, it's just that everything else is fine, and I'm really not in the mood to sing the snow for my husband at this time." Chen Mo fiddled with the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin and said, "When people can't even live, who cares about these things? It's a pity that the charcoal fire is too expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it, and the lady is pregnant, so don't catch the cold, come here quickly. ”

"It's just that this charcoal fire is too pungent." Cai Yan nodded and returned to the couch.

"I can think of a way to do this." Chen Mo looked at the charcoal basin, something seemed to flash in his mind, as if something similar had appeared, it should have been seen in a dream, but the things in the dream would be blurred unless the system immortal let him get it.

"What did the husband think of?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo suspiciously.

"Don't worry, madam, rest, think about it for you." Chen Mo stood up and asked Yun Si and Juan'er to accompany Cai Yan, while he came to the courtyard, memories are difficult to recall, but it doesn't mean that they can't be realized.

This smoke is going up, what you need is the heat of the charcoal fire, but you don't want smoke, can you lead these things away?

Chen Mo asked people to send a charcoal basin, and cut a lid with wood to cover it, and soon the fire was extinguished, Chen Mo left a hole in this cover, connected it with a bamboo pipe, and then the fire was still burning, and a lot of smoke came out of the bamboo pipe, but the fire was still extinguished quickly, longer than the last time.

It's kind of interesting.

Chen Mo felt a little familiar, what the thing in the dream was, it didn't matter anymore, the fire had to be ventilated, Chen Mo would also help the family cook when he was a child, this truth is known, there is no wind, the fire will be extinguished soon, the fire in the charcoal pot will be extinguished, it is the lid that blocks the wind, what he has to do now is to let enough wind in.

Chen Mo asked a few masons to start extending a vent on the stove, and sure enough, the stove was no longer as choking as it used to be.

With this discovery, the next step is much simpler, Chen Mo asked Cai Yan to move out first, and let people build a stove in the room, but there is no stove, it is connected to the roof through the ventilation duct, and a charcoal fire is lit here, and the soot goes out directly from the vent, but the temperature can stay.

"Husband spent half a month just to make this thing?" Cai Yan looked at the strange-shaped fireplace suspiciously.

"Still choking?" Chen Mo nodded, looked at his wife and smiled.

After all, there is still some taste, but compared to the charcoal basin, it is much better, and the fire is bigger, and the whole room is warm.

"The husband is the lord of the state, and he should focus on the affairs of the family and the country, and should not be too immersed in this strange trick." Cai Yan was moved in his heart, but he still persuaded him.

"It's not a trick." Chen Mo shook his head, pointed to the fireplace and said: "With this thing, next year, this land may be able to reduce the number of deaths, and if this work is used in the right place, it can also play a big role." ”

I can't catch up this year, but ordinary people, even if they don't burn charcoal, burning some firewood is enough to keep warm, and next year's merger will be better.

A snow scene, when Chen Mo had the heart to appreciate it, had turned into muddy and slippery ice, it was really difficult to have a sense of beauty, but it solved a population problem that had plagued Bingzhou and even been cool for many years, which could be regarded as a merit.

After the end of the year, it was the third year of the first peace.

This winter, Chen Mo was very comfortable, but Yuan Shao was not very comfortable, although he forced Han Fu to surrender, but then after Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao turned against each other, almost all of them pressed Yuan Shao from November, plus Gongsun Chan had just broken the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and his prestige was flourishing, Yuan Shao was afraid of his military might, plus Jizhou Xinfu, people's hearts were somewhat unstable.

"So, Yuan Shao compromised again this time?" In the government office, Chen Mo, who was discussing with everyone, listened to the news from Jizhou and couldn't help laughing, although Han Fu did not clean up Yuan Shao as he expected, but Gongsun Chan played beautifully this time.

"Yes, not only that, Yuan Shao also awarded Gongsun Fan, the younger brother of Gongsun Zhan, to Bohai Taishou, that Gongsun Fan gathered troops to attack Yuan Shao after arriving in the county, Gongsun Zhan's prestige is even greater, and the officials of Jizhou County have come to vote, and now Gongsun Chan has sealed his subordinate Tian Kai as the history of Qingzhou Thorn, Yan Gang as the history of Jizhou Thorn, and Shan Jing as the history of Jiaozhou Thorn, and all the county and county officials in Jizhou have been replaced, and its momentum is great!" Li Qing sighed a little.

At first, Chen Mo and Man Pet nodded frequently when they heard it, but after hearing it, Chen Mo and Man Pet's faces gradually became solemn.

"It's too urgent!" Full Pet frowned.

Chen Mo nodded, and rubbed his temples with a headache: "I thought that Gongsun Chan could compete with Yuan Shao for a while, but now it seems that I am thinking too much." ”

"My lord, what does this mean? Now it is clear that Gongsun Chan has the upper hand. Li Qing and Tang Yuan looked at Chen Mo puzzled.

"Gongsun Chan is just a county guard, how many officials are there under his command? But he wants to swallow Qingzhou together? Seeing that Chen Mo didn't speak, Man Chong shook his head and sighed: "Tian Kai, Shan Jing, and Yan Gang don't say what they are capable of, but these counties are too guarded, and the county orders of each county are in office, so will the gentry from all over the country agree?" Gongsun Zan can defeat Yuan Shao, in his soldiers, but there are not many, and now scattered in Jizhou and Qingzhou, it gives Yuan Shao various opportunities to break through. ”

Yuan Shao has the support of the entire Jizhou wealthy family, if Gongsun Chan resolutely finds Yuan Shao for a decisive battle, this Jizhou can be swallowed little by little, but the problem now is that Gongsun Chan not only did not do this, but spread out the soldiers and horses, wanting to occupy Jizhou and even Qingzhou in the shortest possible time.

Yuan Shao is afraid that he can't beat it, but he hasn't integrated his strength yet, and he shouldn't give Yuan Shao this chance at this time, but Gongsun Chan was obviously carried away by the victory that defeated Yuan Shao so easily, and he actually wanted to bloom all over his face?

This kind of battle, if you want to play, Yuan Shao should play instead of Gongsun Zhan, how many soldiers and horses do you have in your heart?

"Tsk~" Chen Mo rubbed his temples, although he was not ready to occupy Jizhou, but Chen Mo did not want Yuan Shao to occupy Jizhou too quickly, once Jizhou was in charge by Yuan Shao, as a neighbor, Chen Mo would have a lot of pressure, and now he could only hope that Gongsun Chan could hold on longer.

"Later, I will write a letter and send someone to send it to Gongsun Zhan." After thinking about it, Chen Mo still decided to work hard, Gongsun Chan played very well in the early stage, and was pinching Yuan Shao's failure to integrate the forces of Jizhou in time, what he had to do now was not to swallow Yuan Shao in one bite, but to occupy Zhongshan, Changshan, and Hejian as much as possible.

"Lord, I'm afraid Gongsun Chan won't listen to the lord." Full Pet smiled bitterly.

The current Gongsun Chan is obviously a little inflated, not to mention Chen Mo, a person who has basically never met, I am afraid that even the people under his command may not be able to persuade Gongsun Chan at this time.

"You should always try." Chen Mo shook his head, he didn't know that it was basically useless, but as long as he had the opportunity, he would try it, in case it was useful.

Man Zhong nodded, and no longer persuaded him, but instead said some problems in Chang'an: "Wang Yun's Situ Mansion is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and it is difficult for our army to approach it." ”

Chen Mo was most concerned about the affairs of Chang'an during this time, but unfortunately, Wang Yun was very vigilant now, and the people here couldn't get close to him at all.

"What about the people around him?" Chen Mo asked.

"I don't know, we're missing three of them, and they should have been noticed when they tried to get closer." Man Pet shook his head and sighed.

"It seems that ......" Chen Mo looked at Man Zhong and smiled: "Then Wang Yun already has a plan." ”

The more this is the case, the more it proves that Wang Yun's plan is nearing the end.

"What the lord said is good, Wang Yun has now won Dong Zhuo's trust, but he is still so vigilant, which is contrary to common sense." Full Pet nodded.

"Since he can't get close, monitor who he has come into contact with, and don't let anyone go!" Chen Mo got up and said.

"Whoa!"